Originally Posted by
P-3Bubba
Healthcare is NEVER going to cost less than it does now. This is a reality of the post apocalyptic 2008 Econmic Disaster world we live in. Site anyone's contract it's futile. ALL corporations will emulate rewards programs that pass costs to the employee. You have to go into an ALPA vote knowing this. A big reality of the great jetblue healthcare rollout was the threat of contracts from labor unions. (PILOTS, FA's & MECH) A CBA will prevent that from happening again, but won't turn back the clock.
I'm more pi$$ed that 3A is now a bargaining chip in terms of the industry standard wage raise I was essentially promised by management before they lost 3A. 3A has nothing to do with me or the double digit raise that was discussed last Spring. Now, they're going to bone me on a raise because of the legal team's massive blunder. That should make junior guys angry.
-Bubs
Agreed on the health care issue, my point is that without a CBA the company can and will change any of our benefits/retirement/scope/ merger protections in a moments notice. We only have one bargaining chip, if you want to call it that. Luckily without a PEA amendment none of us are legally protected to fly the 321. Anyone who flies the 321 without it in your PEA would be held liable if anything were to happen on board the aircraft. "Essentially someone could stub their toe on your aircraft and you would be liable." from my legal council. I for one won't sign a PEA amendment without that double didget pay increase that they have been dangling for a year plus now.